Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Albert Einstein
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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.
Cesar Chavez
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The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
Eckhart Tolle
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It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
Niccolo Machiavelli
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I’m not a politician. And I don’t want to be.
Dolly Parton
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Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very’; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.
Mark Twain
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
Samuel Beckett
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Childish egocentrism is, in its essence, an inability to differentiate between the ego and the social environment.
Jean Piaget
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Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
Ronald Reagan
Got any book recommendations?